Vending-machine.



PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

l J. E. PACKARD. VBNDING MACHINE.

.APPLIATION FILED NOV. 2, 1903.

s Simms-SHEET L W] T NESSES T ORNE Y.

PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

No'. 823,633. l

' J. E.. PACKARD. y VENDING MACHINE. l APPLIUATION FILED HOV. 2.1903.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WJTNESSES.-

JNI/ENTOR. //m E Pac/fard T ORNE Y.

PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3` J. 15. PACKARD.' VBNDING MACHINE. APrL'IoATIoN- FILED Nov. z. l1903.

INI/fi/vTo/e. By JobnE/Dcar] ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. PACKARD, oF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR To MULTI-VENDING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OP SOUTH DAKOTA.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led November 2,1903. Serial No. 179,513.

Patented June 19, 1906.

' .magazines in a movable goods-carrier and the purchaser shifts the said movable goodscarrier to bring into registry with the discharge mechanism the particular magazine from which he desires to procure goods; and my invention has for its obj ect the providing of mechanism whereby the movement of the goods-carrier and the movement of the discharge devices may be eected independently, but not simultaneously, and also has for its object the eHecting of all otherimprovements in operation or construction that may be found to obtain in the devices hereinafter described or claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the internal mechanism of the machine with the case in section and the central portion of the goods-carrier and adjacent case-wall broken away. Fig. I2 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the entire machine with `the internal mechanism indicated indotted lines. Fig. 4 is a side and sectional view `and detail of part of the coin-controlled mechanism for actuating the discharge device.

the same. l Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in all the figures. j 10 is a rotary goods-carrier secured to the rotary shaft 11 and provided with a plurality of goods-magazines 12 12. A radially-slotted wheel 13 is rigidly attached to the lower part of said shaft and is rotated by lmeans of the horizontally-oscillating .handshaft 14, rovided with the spring-pawl 15. Such orizontal oscillation lof said hand-shaft is permitted by the pivot 16 and the horizontal slot 17 in the outer case of the machine.

Said pawl is normally engaged in one of the slots 36 of said wheel 'when a goods-magazine is in proper. registry with the discharge device; `but when said hand-shaft'is so moved Fig. 5 is a top plan view and detail ,of

laterally a sufficient distance to shift the next goods-magazine into such discharge position the detent 21 is forced upward out of the socket 20 by the spring 35 into the aforesaid slot 36, and thereby so raises the pawl 15 against its weaker spring 37 that the handshaft 14 is free to be swung back to normal. Backward rotation of the goods-,carrier from such new position is prevented by the ratchet and pawl 18 19 at the base of the shaft 11; but if the oods-carrier is not shifted vsufficiently to a low ,the detent 21 to lso raise the pawl 15 the carrier will merely move back with the hand-shaft when the latter is returned to normal. The reciprocating ejector 22, moving in the supports 23 24 and adapted to enter the apertures 25 in the base of the goods-carrier, discharges the goods-packages into, the delivery-chute 26. is reciprocated by the oscillating arm 27, projecting u ward from the shaft 28. The section 29 o the coin-chute, whereof the upper section 30 is stationary, is rigidly secured to the shaft 28, and when a coin drops into said section 29 from said section 30 such coin presents its middle portion flatwise to the arm 31 of the vertically-oscillating hand-shaft 32 and forms such a connection between said arm 31 and the coin-chute section 29 that the l raising of the hand-shaft 32 causes the backward movement of the said section 29, shaft 28, and arm 27, and conse uentbackward throw of the ejector 22. T e'spring 33 returns the arm 27 and" ejector 22 to normal position. The vertical slot 34 in the outer case of the machine allows theupward movement of the handle of the hand-shaft 32, and the said shaft and handle return by their own Weight to normal position. Adash-pot 38 prevents the abrupt recoil of the Oscillatin arm 27 under the action of the spring 33, an

The said ej ectorf thereby both affords an opportunity 4for'the release of the coin from the connector mechanism and also prevents injury to the machine.

f When the-coin-chute section 29 is in nor-1 mal position, the coin is retained therein by the arm39 of the three-armed spider 40, that is pivoted on the standard 41, projecting from the back of said coin-chute section. When said coin-chute'section is rocked back, the arm-42 of said spider comes in contact with the iXed stop 43 and causes the arm 39 to be moved out of the path of the coin, leavin'g thercoin free to fall out of the chute as soon as released by the arm 31 of the handshaft 32, and to effect such release the chutesection 29 is momentarily detained at the backward limit of its throw by the springcatch 44, which is again disengaged, when the hand-shaft arm 31 returns to normal position, such disengagement being effected by the contact of the stud-pin 45 with the hooked rod 46, that is pivotally attached to the lower arm of the spring-catch 44. The arm 39 ofthe three-armed spider 40 is returned to normal position by the spring 47, attached to the arm48 of said spider.

The machine is provided with a suitable case 49, having a locked lidl 50.

Itis obvious that the movement ofthe goodscarrier and the movement of the discharge mechanism both being effected by the same handle, but by different operations thereof, cannot be effected simultaneously, but must be effected in alternation with each other, and that the two movements cannot be brought into interference with each other, so as to in any manner balk or injure the machine, and it is further obvious that the delivery mechanism may be actuated any desired number of times without shifting the goods-carrier, so that an indefinite number of articles may be purchased successively from one and the same goods-magazine, or the goods-carrier may be shifted a sufficient extent to bring either the neXt or any other one of the goodsmagazines into registry with the discharge mechanism that the operator may make his purchase from any desired one of the plurality of goods-magazines on the goods-carrier.

To shift the goods-carrier, the operator simply grasps the handle 14 and swings it to the left to the end of the horizontal slot 17, which effects a sufficient rotation of the carrier to bring the next goods-magazine into registry with the delivery mechanism. When the handle has so reached the left-hand limit ofy its movement, the spring-pawl 15 is automatically forced out of engagement with the disk 13 by the spring-detent 21, and by engaging in the slot out of which the said pawl has been so raised the said detent 21 tends to .retain the said disk 13 into the new position to which said disk has been shifted. The handle 14 may now be returned by the operator to the right-hand end of the slot 17 without moving the goods-carrier, and when the handle reaches the said right-hand end of the said slot the spring-pawl 15 will engage another slot 36 in the disk 13, and by swinging the handle to the left-hand end of the slot 17 another shifting of the goods-carrier may be effected, as before. This operation may be repeated until the desired goods-magazine is in registry with the discharge mechanism.

To effect the delivery of an article, a coin is dropped into the coin-chute 30 and takes the position shown in Fig. 4. Thereupon the mere raising of the handle 14' to the top of the vertical slot 34 effects the ejection of an article from the goods-magazine that then happens to be in registry with the ejector 22. This operation may be repeated as frequently as a coin is dropped into the coin-chute and. is entirely independent of the shifting of the goods-carrier, although the operator uses the same handle that is used in effecting the rotation of the goods-carrier.

My invention is hereinabove set forth as embodied in one particular form of construction; but the invention is not limited to such particular form or to less than all the possible forms in which the subject-matter of the following claims may be embodied.

T claim- 1. In a vending-machine, in combination, a movable goods-carrier mechanism, an independently-movable delivery mechanism cooperating therewith, a coin-controlled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a

single operating member whereby each ofA said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified.

2. Tn a vending-machine, in combination, a pivotally-movable goods-carrier mechanism, an independently movable delivery mechanism coperating therewith, a coin-controlled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a single operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independentlyof the other, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified.

3. In a vending-machine, in combination, a rotary goods-carrier mechanism, an. independently-movable delivery mechanism cooperating therewith, a coin-controlled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a sin le operating member whereby each of sai mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified.

4. In a vending-machine, in combination, a movable goods-carrier mechanism, an independently-movable and coin-con trolled delivery mechanism cooperating therewith, a single operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other, and separate means for connecting said member with saidv mechanisms respectively, substantially as speci.- fied. i

5. In a vending-machine, in combination, a pivotally-movable goods-carrier mechanism, an independently-movable and coin-controlled delivery mechanism cooperating therewith, a single operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly ICO llO

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rs'aacss operated independently of the other, andsepar ate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified. i

' .6. In a vending-machine, incombination,

a rotary goods-carrier mechanism, ,an'inderate means for connecting said member with1 said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified. 1

. 7. In a vending-machine, 1n combination,

a hand-operated movable goods-carrier mechanism,` an independently-movable hand-op erated delivery mechanism coperating therewith, a coin-controlled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a single operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other and whereby one of the mechanisms is hand-operated as aforesaid, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as speciiied. v

8. In a vending-machine, in combination, a hand-operated pivotally-movable goodscarrier mechanism, an independently-movable delivery mechanism cooperating therewith, a coin-controlled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a single operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other and whereby one of the mechanisms is hand-operated as aforesaid, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified.

9. In a vending-machine, in combination, a hand-operated rotary goods-carrier mechanism, an independently-movable delivery mechanism cooperating therewith, a coin-controlled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a single operating member whereby each .of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other and whereby one of the mechanisms is handoperated as aforesaid, and separate means for connecting said member .with said mechniisms respectively, substantially as speci- 10. In a vendmg-machine, in combination a hand-operated movable goods-carrier mechanism, an independently-movable hand-operated and coin-controlled delivery mechanism coperating therewith, a single o erating member whereby each of said mec anisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other and whereby one of the mechanisms is hand-operated as aforesaid, and separate means for connectin said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially vas specified.

11. In a vending-machine, in combination, a hand-operated pivotally-movable goodscarrier mechanism, an independently-movable hand-operated and coin-controlled delivery mechanism coperating therewith, a single operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other and whereby one of the mechanisms is hand-operated as l" aforesaid, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as speciiied.`

12. In a vending-machine, in combination,

a hand-operated rotary goods-carrier mech-` anism, an independently-movable hand-operated and coin-controlled deliverymechanism coperating therewith, a single operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other and whereby oneof the'mechanisms is hand-operated as aforesaid, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified.

13. In a vending-machine, in combination, a movable goods-carrier mechanism, an independentlymovable delivery mechanism coperating therewith, a coin-controlled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a hand-actuated operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other, and

separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified.

14. In a vending-machine, in combination, a pivotally-movable goods-carrier mechanism, an independently movable delivery mechanism coperating therewith, a coincontrolled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a hand actuated operating member whereby each of said. mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified.

15'. In a vending-machine, in combination, a rotary `goods-carrier mechanism, an independently-movable delivery mechanism cooperating therewith, a coincontrolled device controlling only one of said mechanisms, a hand-actuated operating member whereby each of said mechanisms may be repeatedly operated independently of the other, and separate means for connecting said member with said mechanisms respectively, substantially as specified.

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1 6. In a vending-machine, in combination,

whereby a goods-magazine is automatically brought into proper registry with the goodsejector before a movement of the delivery mechanism can be effected by the operator, substantially as specified.

17. In a'vending-machine, in combination, a movable goods-carrier mechanism, an independentlymovable delivery mechanism coperating therewith, a handle adapted to move both mechanisms, the one in alternation with the other, and automatic means whereby said goods carrier is disengaged from said handle at the limit of a movement sufficient to bring a new goods-magazine into registry with the discharge mechanism but is returned with the return movement of said handle if the forward movement of the latter has been less than sufficient to so bring a new goods-magazine into registry with the discharge mechanism, substantially as specified,

18. In a vendingmachine, in combination, a discharge device, a movable coin chute section, an independent hand-operated arm for moving said chute-section, a mechanism adapted to retain a coin in said chute-section, and in front of said arm, when said section is in normal position and to release said coin when said chute-section has been rocked back by said arm, a catch for momentarily detailiing said chute-section in the latter position, and a trip adapted to release saidicatch as the aforesaid arm returns to normal position, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN E. PACKARD.

Witnesses:

HENRY LOVE CLARKE, JOHN H. MILLER. 

